Henry Zeffman
Henry Zeffman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1994 (age 31–32) |
| Education | University of Oxford (BA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | BBC News |
| Title | BBC Chief Political Correspondent |
| Predecessor | Nick Eardley |
Henry Zeffman is a British journalist, born 1994 working for BBC News, since 2023 as their Chief Political Correspondent.[1][2] He was formerly employed by The Times as a political editor.[3]
Education
Zeffman was privately educated at Highgate School in London.[4] He studied philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) at the University of Oxford where he was an organ scholar at Brasenose College, Oxford,[5] and served as president of the junior common room in 2014,[6] graduating in 2015 with an upper-second-class honours Bachelor of Arts degree.[5]
Awards and honours
Zeffman won the 2015 Anthony Howard Award for Young Journalists,[7] and Young Journalist of the Year at the 2019 National Press Awards.[3]
Personal life
Zeffman's brother Oliver Zeffman is a conductor, and his sister studied law.[8] The pianist Solomon Cutner was a relative.[8]
References
- ↑ Ahmed, Mariam (13 June 2023). "BBC News hires Zeffman as chief political correspondent". newsdipper.co.uk. News Dipper. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ↑ Zeffman, Henry (2024). "How I was targeted in the Westminster honeytrap". bbc.co.uk. London: BBC.
- 1 2 "Henry Zeffman". thetimes.com. The Times . Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ↑ Anon (6 February 2019). "Not perfect". highgateschool.org.uk. Highgate School. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - 1 2 "The Brazen Nose (2014-2015)" (PDF). The Brazen Nose. 49. Brasenose College, Oxford: 8. 2014.
- ↑ Zeffman, Henry (2014). "Ale Verses 2014". bnc.ox.ac.uk. Brasenose College, University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "Zeffman in the Press". Brasenose College, Oxford. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- 1 2 Frazer, Jenni (24 June 2021). "Oliver Zeffman: Making things happen". thejc.com. The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on 18 July 2025.